Printz, Ravalli County, Montana Vs. United States (No. 601)
County Attorneys and Sheriffs join Gene Brodeur to examine the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld Ravalli County Sheriff Jay Printz's challenge to part of the Brady gun law. The nation's highest court has ruled that local officials were not required to do background checks on gun buyers. At issue now in Montana is whether even voluntary checks are legal. (First Aired Friday, September 12, 1997)